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S. GISSINGER.

Car Coupling.

No. 70,829. Patented Nov. 12, I867.

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SAMUEL GISSINGER, OF LAWRENCEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA;

Letters Patent No. 70,829, dated November 12, 1867.

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL Glssmenmof Lawrenceville, in thev county ofAllegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulimprovement in Car-Couplings," and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of a pivoted butter,provided with a link-opening, pinopening, and a locking pla'te and pin,said bufler being used in combination with springs, levers, and a chain,the whole being constructed, arranged, combined, and operating in themanner hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and 'use my'invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation. In theaccompanying drawings, which form part of my specifieation Figure 1represents a section of car-truck inverted, and provided with myimprovement in couplings.

Figure 2 represents an end elevation of the same.

In the drawings, A. represents the bufi'er, which is pivoted at thepoint marked e, and is. provided with a plate, R, which is used for thepurpose of preventing the buffer from becoming uncoupled by any up ordown motion of the cars or couplings. The locking-pinfis held out in theposition represented in fig. 1 by means of a spiral spring placed in arecess madein the bumper. O represents the opening or slot made in thebuficr for receiving the ordinary coupling-link. 2 represents an'openingfor the coupling-pin. These openings are used for coupling with carswhich are not provided with my improved coupling. The spiral spring n isused for the purpose of holding the buffer in a straight line with theplane of the cars. To the butter A is attached a lever, r, towhich isconnected a chain, m, which is attached to the ordinary hand-lever g.The front end of the bufi'er A is bevelled oil and provided with arecess, marked 3. This bevelling off and reccssing forms the hook it ofthe butter. The buffer A is pivoted to the coupling-bar B, which is heldin the proper position by means of the support 0, which is attached tothe bottom of the ear, and is prevented from drooping or sinking belowthe point desired by the cross-bar X'of the car-truck. To thecar-coupling bar B is attached a spiral spring, 8, the back end of whichis secured to the bottom of the ear. The spiral spring sis used for thepurpose of twisting or throwing back the coupling to its proper positionafter being turned for the purpose of uncoupling the cars. The blockmarked X is used for the purpose of preventing the spring s-from turningthe coupling beyond the desired point. I

As the construction, arrangement, and the relation the several parts ofmy improved coupling hear to.

each other will readily be understood by the skillful mechanic, byreference to the accompanying drawings, I will therefore, withoutfurther description of its construction, proceed to describe itsoperation.

Having cars provided with my improved coupling, constructed and arrangedsubstantially as herein described and represented, the cars are forcedtogether in the usual manner, which will cause'the bufi'ers A to turnsidewise on their pivots e, and force back the pinf, so that their hookst will be forced into the recesses 3 by means of the springs n. The pinf,wi1l then be forced out and the-cars will be securely coupled andlocked together. The cars are uncoupled by turning the hand-lever g,which will wind up the chain m, which will turn the coupling so as todisconnect the cars.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of myimproved car-coupling, 'what I claim as of my invention, is v Thepivoted bufler A, provided with a link-opening, O, pin-opening 2, plateR, and locking-pinf, when used in combination with levers g and 1',chain 112, and springs 91- and s, constructed, arranged, andoperatingsubstam tially as herein described and for the purpose setforth. I

Witness my hand this 17th day of August, 1867.

. SAMUEL GISSINGER. Witnesses:

JAMES J. Jonns'row,

A. C. J onns'ron.

